LOST WORLDS COMBAT PICTURE BOOKS: Many of you may remember the lost worlds
books by Nova Games from years ago. These books are a DICELESS fantasy
combat system. Each player has a book, and you play by giving your book to
your opponent, who reciprocates. You each pick a maneuver from your list of
options, and tell the other player a page number. You each turn to the specified
page number, and see what the other person is doing. For instance, you may
choose to lunge at me, while I choose a side swing. When I turn to your page, I
see you lunging at me, and when you turn to my page, you see yourself getting a
hit on me. After I take a specified number of hits, I have lost the combat.
It’s very easy
(the complete rules are included on each book) and very quick.

You can find free scenarios for use with the lost worlds
books, on our downloads page.

All of the books below are compatible with each other, and can
be used to stage combats with each other, except for the "Battle Tech"
books.

Something NEW! A Japanese company is printing HARDBACK Lost
Worlds books with FULL COLOR interiors based on their Queen's Blade cartoons. If you'd like to see the cover
art , or even order them, go to Queen's Blade.
More than 20 are available. They have also started a series called Queen's Gate. You can find them at Queen's Gate.

If you want the translations of the character card and the
book pages, go to This Page.

Shadis Magazine, issue #28 contained two free Lost Worlds
characters that haven't been printed anywhere else, and that issue was
an
instant sell-out. The characters are Veltigg, the Forest Shade with
Great Ax
and Wolf Pack; and Mattha, Huntress of Denglade with Sword and two
handed
spear. Note that if you buy ONE magazine, you get TWO Lost Worlds
characters,
but to have them play against each other you will have to have two
magazines. I
have managed to lay my hands on a few copies of this magazine, but I have sold them all. Sorry, OOP.

Umslopagaas of the shiny
teeth; scorpion/man wizard with mage’s staff.
Umslopagaas came from the jungle lands near the Dragon’s
Claws. With ebony skin
and ivory teeth, with ironwood staff which could dash the brains from
man or
monster, he was a fighting wizard welcome in any group of adventurers
facing
evil magic and long odds. Deep in Uncle Ugly’s Underground,
Umslop claimed a
Zodiac Gem as part of his plunder, and it claimed him - giving him a
lethal
scorpian’s sting growing from the base of his spine. Now,
twice as deadly as
before, he runs his own dungeon in Khosht - -the famed Deathtrap
Equalizer
Dungeon. Meet him in combat if you dare, but don’t be
surprised if he vanishes
in a cloud of sorcery if you’re skilled enough to wound him.
A smart wizard
always gives himself a way out. - $5.95

Flaming Cherry; barbarian beauty
with falchion and shield. Called Flaming Cherry for the exotic color of
her
hair, she left the streets of Khosht to go dungeon delving and
adventuring.
Luck and beauty kept her alive long enough to learn the rudiments of
survival.
Then one day she freed a genie from an enchanted statue. The genie
offered her
one wish. She could have chosen wealth or safety, but all she wanted
was battle
luck, for she gloried in pitting her brains, speed, and skill against
men and
monsters. She fought her way out of that pit of horrors, and since that
day she
has never been beaten in single combat. Will you be the first to defeat
Flaming
Cherry with a sword, or will you be another of her conquests? - $5.95
(Note: To see color image of Flaming Cherry, click on image.)

Kharis; the Royal Mummy
with mace. Kharis is the guardian of the ruins of
Tor Menchi, where in life his treachery brought destruction. Now in
everlasting
penitence, he rots away guarding the very treasure he betrayed. Beware,
for
this fiend of life is a noble adversary. Some say to avoid this place
called
Tor Menchi; go elsewhere, into the light of day. But if the prize is
more
precious than life, then a king’s ransom waits, glittering
amidst these fallen
towers. Dare you to think? Dare you to plot? - $5.95

Chiron; Centaur Guard
with short axe & shield in chain mail. Chiron
clambered up the craggy cliff. Few other beings had the ability to
patrol the
crater’s rim, and only the foolhardy dared. "But wait! Is
that not an
intruder? Some silly being is making his way up the treacherous pass.
He
answers not my hail - - then answer this!" said Chiron to himself as he
hurled a persuasive spell, bathing the intruder in an engulfing flow of
crimson
magic. Yet onward the intruder came. Readying his axe, Chiron prepared
for the
inevitable. - $5.95

Praxides; Female
Flying Gargoyle has a spear, and uses purple spells. I
can't find the hype, but this character was created by Steve Crompton
and Jason
Sato, with art by Steve Crompton. $5.95

The model for the dwarf with warhammer is Michael Stackpole, best
selling author and award winning game designer. The model for the
sorceress is Michelle Barton, daughter of Douglas Malewicki, inventor
of Nuclear War. Her long red hair will add a special attack move! The model for Zocchi Magician is Lou Zocchi, the guy who makes the 100-sided dice.

Six Dinosaurs
Note: the dinosaurs ARE compatible with the other books, the same way
the Cold
Drake is compatible: tough to beat, and you probably have to attack
with
several characters simultaneously. But these books individually are a
match for
the Cold Drake. We will be selling them as a package, all 6 for $35.
Unfortunately, Out of Print at the moment.

IMPORTANT: The difference between the old
original books, and the
reprints is that the reprints have the word "reprint" on the
cover.

Runesword special: all four Runesword books as above, plus two extra
red spell
cards for Bith, 2 of the Ninja Gimmick cards for Cal, and instructions
on how
to let Cal use Gimmick cards. Ask for the LOST WORLDS BONUS PACK.
$14.00

(Remember, you need at least two books to play, and the "BattleTech"
books are not compatible with the other Lost Worlds books)

LOST
MANUSCRIPTS: A short newsletter published
on rare occasions for Lost Worlds, giving strategy hints, new release
information, convention and tournament listings, and announcing winners
of past
tournaments. - $8 for 6 issues.

Sadly we have not had occasion to publish this newsletter for years. I'm not sure if/when we ever will.

LOST WORLDS NOTES: Click
here for a complete list
of the Rules for Running a Lost Worlds
Tournament.
Reporting forms and sample tournament types are available by postal
request or email to Flying Buffalo games at flying buffalo dot com.

If a store or convention will tell us in
advance that they are running a
tournament, we will announce it in Lost Manuscripts, plus we will announce it on our "convention dates" page. In addition, if
the
results are reported to us, we will print the winner’s name on our "winners" page,
plus we will award
permanent "Tournament Points" to every participant. We will be
awarding prizes to players as they reach various levels of tournament
points.

A local store in the Phoenix area ran a
lost worlds tournament and we have
scanned in some photos of
the event.

Among the prizes we will be awarding at
conventions and tournament are some
special gold piece cards
that can be saved, accumulated,
and later turned in for other prizes including special cards that are
otherwise
hard to find.